Image processing apparatus and method of controlling the same

Abstract

An image processing apparatus capable of fax communication and a method of controlling the image processing apparatus are described. The image processing apparatus has a user interface capable of accepting from a user, in advance of receiving by a network interface a shutdown request, a setting of whether or not to perform shutdown processing based on the received shutdown request when the image processing apparatus is in a state of being connected to a fax line and when fax communication is possible. The image processing apparatus executes, in accordance with the setting accepted in advance from the user by the user interface, the shutdown processing of the image processing apparatus based on the shutdown request received from the external apparatus.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. An image processing apparatus capable of fax communication, comprising:
 a network interface that receives information from an external apparatus; 
 a user interface that accepts a setting from a user; 
 a controller, having at least one processor which executes instructions stored in a memory, one or more circuitry, or, a combination of the at least one processor and the one or more circuitry, being configured to:
 accept from a user, in advance of receiving by the network interface a shutdown request from the external apparatus, a setting of whether or not to perform shutdown processing based on the shutdown request received by the network interface when the image processing apparatus is in a state of being connected to a line for fax communication and when fax communication is possible; and 
 execute, in accordance with the setting accepted in advance from the user by the user interface, the shutdown processing of the image processing apparatus based on the shutdown request received from the external apparatus. 
 
 
     
     
       2. The image processing apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the controller further determines whether or not the image processing apparatus is capable of fax communication, and 
 in accordance with both the setting and a determination result of whether or not the image processing apparatus is capable of the fax communication, the controller executes the shutdown processing based on the received shutdown request received. 
 
     
     
       3. The image processing apparatus according to  claim 2 , further comprising:
 a fax communication interface that connects to the line for fax communication, 
 wherein the controller determines whether or not the image processing apparatus is capable of the fax communication based on a voltage applied to the fax communication interface. 
 
     
     
       4. The image processing apparatus according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a fax communication interface for connecting to the line for fax communication, 
 wherein the controller determines whether or not a voltage is applied to the fax communication interface via the line, and execute, based on both the setting and the determination, the shutdown processing in accordance with the shutdown request received from the external apparatus. 
 
     
     
       5. The image processing apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the controller does not perform the shutdown processing even though the shutdown request is received from the external apparatus, based on the setting not to perform the shutdown processing even though the shutdown request is received, the processor. 
     
     
       6. A method of controlling an image processing apparatus capable of fax communication with an external apparatus, the method comprising:
 accepting from a user, in advance of receiving a shutdown request for executing shutdown processing of the image processing apparatus from an external apparatus via a network, a setting of whether or not to perform the shutdown processing based on the shutdown request received when the image processing apparatus is in a state of being connected to a line for fax communication and when fax communication is possible; and 
 receiving the shutdown request from the external apparatus via the network; 
 executing, in accordance with the setting accepted in advance from the user, the shutdown processing of the image processing apparatus based on the shutdown request received from the external apparatus.